[Pythonmac-SIG] eliminating appscript-triggered Dock icon

[Ronald Oussoren]

On 1 Apr, 2008, at 17:37, Kevin Walzer wrote:
> has wrote:
>
>>
>> With the general de-Macification of Python 3.0 being planned, I  
>> wonder
>> if the python3.0 interpreter should take the same approach, leaving  
>> it
>> up to individual modules to decide if and when they want a GUI
>> connection? Anyone any thoughts?
>
> What does the "de-Macification" in Python 3.0 mean? Will the Carbon
> modules be removed?
>
> I'm curious because the Python program I currently develop calls into
> Carbon for a few things, and I'm mulling its future direction and  
> design.

The current plan for Python 3.0 is to remove most of the mac-specific  
code
from the stdlib.

The main reason for that is lack of maintenance, but IMO platform  
bindings
shouldn't be in the standard library anyway because that makes it  
impossible
to adapt them to a changing platform in a timely manner.  That is, even
if the Carbon bindings were properly maintained we couldn't add Leopard
bindings to the stdlib for Python 2.5.3 due to backward compatibility  
constraints.

I'd like to see Carbon bindings in PyObjC, especially the bits that  
weren't
deprecated years ago, because some things can only be done in Carbon  
and not
Cocoa.  To be honest I don't know if that will ever happen due to lack  
of time
on my part.

Ronald
>
>
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